Brae Fell
586m (1923ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,198ft (670m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Fell Side - Dale Beck - Brae Fell - Little Sca Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott (Uldale Fells) - Grainsgill Beck - The Cumbria Way - Lingy Hut - Miller Moss - Great Lingy Hill - Hare Stones - High Pike (Caldbeck) - Long Grain Beck - Fell Side
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,624ft (800m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Over Water - Orthwaite - Orthwaite Bank - Uldale Fells - Great Cockup - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Broad Moss - Lowthwaite Fell - Longlands Fell - The Cumbria Way - Longlands - Lowthwaite - Over Water
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,062ft (933m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Over Water Reservoir - Waterside Wood - Whitefield Cottage - Binsey Cottage - Binsey - Dogkennel Wood - Overwater Hall - Black Wood - Orthwaite - Orthwaite Bank - Uldale Fells - Great Cockup - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Broad Moss - Charleton Gill - Langlands Fell - The Cumbria Way - Lowthwaite - Chapelhouse Reservoir - Over Water
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Brae Fell
Caroline Winter walked up Brae Fell on June 21st, 2025 [from/via/route] Longlands, Brae Fell along Cumbrian way, Great Sca fell, Meal Fell, Great Cock up, circuited base of fells to Longlands [with] Yusef [weather] Warm & drizzling rain at times - Intended to wild camp tonight but thunderstorms predicted so afternoon walk instead.
James Hughes climbed Brae Fell on May 15th, 2025 [from/via/route] c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water [weather] Beautiful sunny day. - Wonderful walk from car park at Over Water. Enjoyable walk along road before ascending up towards Great Cockup. Delightful small shelter dug into ground just before climb to summit. Double top with summit marked with smaller cairn. Easy if not steep descent into Trusmasdor before stiff climb to top of Meal. Characterful fell with basin & three distinct tops marked by cairns & shelter. Highest point nearer Great Sca Fell. Easy walk down & then power climb to Great Sca Fell marked with impressie cairn. Enjoyable bounce across to Little Sca Fell then Brae Fell. Curved back around over Lowthwaite & Longlands before rejoining Cumbria Way to rejoin road back to Over Water. Possible to descend directly down from Longlands to road.
Sarah Gunn bagged Brae Fell on April 13th, 2025 [with] Martin Gunn
Paul Roddam hiked Brae Fell on April 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Bri, Rice, Sass, Bowers and Barber [weather] bloody lovely
Geoff Hand summited Brae Fell on August 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Walk C163 Great Cock up, Meal Fell Gt Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell,Brae Fell & Longlands fell from overwater [with] Kate Johnson, Nikki Dakk and Anthony Atkinson [weather] Lovely sunny day, with broken cloud, hazy sunshine - Lovely day with good company, beautiful open countryside. We went wrong around Trusmadoor coming off Gt Cock up which meant we walked around in circles crossing the beck several times! otherwise it was very straight forward. Luckily Kate was there to share navigational thoughts.Finished up at the Farriers Arms in Threlkeld a for beer afterwards.
Charlotte Hewson conquered Brae Fell on August 24th, 2024 [with] Rose
David Higginbottom scaled Brae Fell on April 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear & sunny
Jon Floyd walked up Brae Fell on August 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Over water to Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell & Longlands Fell back to Over Water [with] Solo [weather] Good, dry & clear - Added Binsey at the end
Chris Mcmanus climbed Brae Fell on August 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Circular route [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny & misty
Paul Macey bagged Brae Fell on July 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using walk c163 [weather] Cloudy some sunshine towards end 15 degrees very strong winds @ high level occasional shower
Steve Lucas hiked Brae Fell on June 5th, 2021 [with] On my own
Rob Prikanowski summited Brae Fell on June 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Sunny & warm.
Martin Hartshorne conquered Brae Fell on October 14th, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Breezy, sunny spells & a shower to end
Christine Shepherd scaled Brae Fell on September 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Overwater using walk c163 Repeated this walk on another glorious day 11.04.2021 [with] On my own [weather] Glorious walking weather. - Part of wonderful day's walking. Climbed again on 13/10/22 On a lovely Autumn day.
Simon Myerscough walked up Brae Fell on September 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] C163 from Orthwaite [with] no-one else [weather] Low cloud, but dry - misty over 2000ft
Ian Ashton climbed Brae Fell on September 11th, 2022 [with] Solo
Angeline Grieveson bagged Brae Fell on September 9th, 2022 [with] Dotty
Iain Jones hiked Brae Fell on September 6th, 2022 [from/via/route] Trail Run from Over Water
Stephen Batson summited Brae Fell on May 28th, 2022 [with] Clare [weather] Sunny
Richard Marchant conquered Brae Fell on May 8th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at Green Head & walked up a track SW to Charleton Wath & then changed direction across the fell ascending Brae Fell. From here carried on up on to Great Sca Fell then proceeded on an up & back trip to Knott. Once back at Great Sca Fell I dropped down & up on to Meal Fell & onwards to Great Cockup. I then proceeded back on the same path I came but took a path south around Meal Fell & circled around to Lowthwaite Fell & on to Longland Fell & back to the car. [with] On my Own [weather] Dry Day & a bit overcast in the morning although it did become sunny & clear in the afternoon.
Kate Peacock scaled Brae Fell on April 16th, 2022 [from/via/route] Dropped at Mosedale, collected at the bottom of Longlands Fell. We walked up the steep side of Carrock Fell. [with] Me & Sheila [weather] No rain. Winds were increasing at the beginning but dropped at the end. Fair day. Gloves & coat for the top. - The ascent up Carrock Fell was interesting. Thankfully nobody was there to want to be passed. Steep & narrow & fortunately dry otherwise I'm not sure my feet would have been as secure at points. Just beat to get up it, couldn't really hand around. Tops were as expected but quite boggy in parts. First time I've seen a bothy
Pete George walked up Brae Fell on January 16th, 2022 [from/via/route] Over Water [with] Roco [weather] Foggy at first slowly clearing
Erin Ryan climbed Brae Fell on June 20th, 2021 - Longlands Fell- Lowthwaite Fell - Brae Fell - Little Sca Fell - Great Sca Fell -Meal Fell. Lots of grassy pastures with well defined paths. Returning via Trusmadoor pass lots of little streams with some muddy, boggy sections, but nothing you couldn't get past
Tim Winn bagged Brae Fell on September 9th, 2021 [from/via/route] Longsdale [with] Myself [weather] Overcast
Sarah Moore hiked Brae Fell on May 29th, 2021 [with] Zoe and The Bobbly's [weather] Hot!!
Richard Beardsley summited Brae Fell on May 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] Route C163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water [with] Myself. Because of Covid restrictions this is the first fell walks since August 2020. [weather] Lovely sunny day, snow & breezy at heights. - Dropped off at Over Water Car Park & commenced walk at 0930hrs. Stuck rigidly to the route apart from not doing Lowthwaite Fell. Arrived back at the car park at 1400 hrs. Walked a further 3 miles to the Castle Inn on the A591 for lift to home.
Claire Murray conquered Brae Fell on November 19th, 2020 [from/via/route] Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott & High Pike from Fellside Farm [with] Vitor [weather] Warm & sunny but damp - Lovely walk with easy parking at the farm. No sheep on the hills & no leads required! There was no bridge the way the map told us to go but the river was wide, deep & fast flowing so we have to follow the river up by a mile or so until we found some bridges to get across.
Christina Lander scaled Brae Fell on October 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] Overwater - Great Cockup - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Longlands Fell - Longlands - Overwater [with] Dick [weather] Mostly bright & sunny, clouded over at times - A lovely walk, & only a short drive from our cottage at High Ireby
Chris Sheard walked up Brae Fell on October 1st, 2020 [from/via/route] Circular up from Overwater [with] George [weather] Pleasant light winds, nice round 14c - Much better hills than i expected - lovely walk
Martin Woods climbed Brae Fell on August 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] Great Sca Fell from Over Water [with] Mr Ainsy [weather] sunny 22 degrees, bit windy at the tops - Can be boggy between the hills
Nick Dobson bagged Brae Fell on July 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Overend Water car park, to complete circular walk with 5 Wainwrights. Starting with Great Cockup onto Meal Fell, then Great Sca Fell then onto Bra Fell [with] Margaret and Ralph [weather] Clear sunny day - Continued next onto Longlands Fell
Adrian Howard hiked Brae Fell on September 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Longlands
Andrew Johnson summited Brae Fell on October 18th, 2019 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy, misty on tops
Richard Fulcher conquered Brae Fell on June 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] Over Water car park [with] Jen [weather] Variable cloud & some sunshine - A very enjoyable walk around a horseshoe of hills
Jamie Bryan scaled Brae Fell on August 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Windy
Jill Dean walked up Brae Fell on April 14th, 2018 [from/via/route] Uldale
Darren Wilson climbed Brae Fell on September 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Great Cockup, Meal fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Brae Fell & Longlands Fell [with] with Dan
Julian Parry bagged Brae Fell on June 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Nuno Malo
Derek Parkin hiked Brae Fell on March 19th, 2016 [from/via/route] Great Calva [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] cloudy
Dave Eyes summited Brae Fell on July 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] from Longlands [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Sunny & Windy
Richard Marshall conquered Brae Fell on June 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] C163 Sca Fell [with] Andy &Bo [weather] Sunny
Craig Steeland scaled Brae Fell on June 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] On a long circular route from Over Water car park [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy & cool with gale force winds on the summits - Very wild & remote. Easy walking underfoot. Only saw a handful of other walkers all day.
John Walter walked up Brae Fell on April 28th, 2017 [from/via/route] . [with] Tricia
Wayne Baxter climbed Brae Fell on April 7th, 2012 [from/via/route] Longland, Brea Fell, Great Scar, Knott, Longlands Fell [with] Sue, Trevor & Wendy [weather] Cloudy & windy
Simon Boddy bagged Brae Fell on April 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] My girlfriend [weather] Fine
Leon Harvey hiked Brae Fell on October 16th, 2016 [with] Solo
Darren Gallagher summited Brae Fell on May 11th, 2016 [weather] Windy
Mark Davidson conquered Brae Fell on October 17th, 2004 [with] Theresa [weather] Bit grey & dismal
Chris Bramley scaled Brae Fell on October 30th, 2016 [from/via/route] mosedlae [with] jacqui, blake and janet
John Almond walked up Brae Fell on April 3rd, 2016 [from/via/route] go4awalk c163 - From Over Water car parking area - Great Cockup - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Longlands Fell.
Phillip Bulley climbed Brae Fell on July 14th, 2016 [from/via/route] Longlands Fell [with] Ruby [weather] Sunny & very hot.
Colin Egan bagged Brae Fell on May 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] Continuation from Longlands Fell via the upper reaches of the Charleton Gill valley between them [with] My wife Faith [weather] Sunny & warm at times, cooler with cloud cover - Not always a good idea to try & cut corners!! We had to cross two deep gulleys as we traversed the head of the valley, manageable but it would have been far easier to follow the old bridle path further up towards Little Sca Fell before swinging round towards Brae Fell. This was our final fell in the Northern range, only 31 more fells to go to complete our Wainwright journey.
Jon Mapp hiked Brae Fell on March 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Suzzanné, Caroline and Robin [weather] Beautiful day, blue skies, some clouds, very windy on top - A very pleasant walk, the whole walk completed in 3hrs 50mins
Mark Luckett has summited Brae Fell [from/via/route] Climbed Via Longhands Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Meal Fell & Great Cockup [with] Susie Luckett [weather] Cold & icy but bright - Great walk & met some very nice people. Cold & frosty day but 5 hours of walking these Wainwrights warmed us up for the day.
Christine Knowles conquered Brae Fell on September 20th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Longlands; [with] Graham [weather] Fine, bit windy - Great views of Scotland!
Angela O'neill scaled Brae Fell on July 6th, 2015 [from/via/route] Overwater [with] John [weather] Dry but overcast & windy
Tracey Cowell walked up Brae Fell on June 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] Longlands fell/brae fell/little sca fell/great sca fell/meal fell/trusmadoor [with] Solo [weather] Sunny & cloudy & humid - Foxgloves at longlands
Iain Taylor climbed Brae Fell on March 22nd, 2015 [from/via/route] Near Over Water NY 25544 35378
Jean Nichol bagged Brae Fell on July 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Fellside [with] Jill Bell [weather] Mixed sun & clouds
Harry Meijer hiked Brae Fell on June 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] The Caldbeck Fells [with] The Lake District Walker
Anthony Scott summited Brae Fell on February 17th, 2015 [from/via/route] Orthwaite [with] Hayley [weather] Grey cloud, windy & cold
Clive Ward conquered Brae Fell on October 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Fell Side. 24km doing 8 peaks in Northern Fells [with] Ian, Chris [weather] Mostly dry, shower late pm. - One of 8 that day
Graeme Russell scaled Brae Fell on September 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] from Great Sca Fell using go4awalk route c163 [with] with Scott, Roxy and Archie [weather] Clear, calm, little hazy
John Tippins walked up Brae Fell on April 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] Orthwaite [with] Kevin O'Hare [weather] Sunny, bright & windy
David Noble climbed Brae Fell on April 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Over Water [with] Kelly [weather] Dry & Windy
Raymond Barnett bagged Brae Fell on April 3rd, 2014 [with] self [weather] hazy
Elaine Evans hiked Brae Fell on March 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] From Great Sca Fell [with] Sue [weather] Cold wind but sunny spells & stayed dry. - Round walk from Longlands, through Trusmadoor, up Meal Fell, across to Great Sca Fell, back via Brae Fell, then joined Cumbrian Way to walk back to car.
Andrew Wood summited Brae Fell on March 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] Used Go4awalk map with Great Sca Fell walk c163 [with] Jane & ANdrew [weather] Mild but very windy so felt chilly
Doug Martin conquered Brae Fell on October 13th, 2013 [from/via/route] Orthwaite [with] John Murray - Fellwalkers [weather] Clear & dry
Joanne Mcgawley scaled Brae Fell on February 22nd, 2014 [with] RICH [weather] V.V.V.V WINDY!!! - 7.5 MILES
Marcus Bradshaw walked up Brae Fell on February 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] c163
David Baines climbed Brae Fell on April 23rd, 2013 [from/via/route] Longlands, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell, Great Cock Up [with] Alone [weather] Bright, windy - See Great Sca Fell
Lee Maddison bagged Brae Fell on January 2nd, 2014 [with] My son Lee jnr
Kevin Parnham hiked Brae Fell on December 31st, 2013 [from/via/route] From Overwater via Great Sca Fell [with] Jo [weather] Wet & windy but improving to excellent views
Gill Watson summited Brae Fell on February 2nd, 2013 [with] Gill
Tim Buckley conquered Brae Fell on September 22nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Walk c163 set off from Over Water at 9.45am. Geat Cockup, Meal Fell & Great Sca Fell then on to Longlands Fell. [with] Lynne. [weather] Windy with blue sky now appearing as the cloud began to break up. - Superb views over to Scotland, from the summit cairn - topped by a large lump of quartz. Arrived at the top at 1.18pm.
Darren Mortimer scaled Brae Fell on May 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Overwater [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Warm & sunny
Tony Aspden walked up Brae Fell on October 10th, 2007 [with] Andy [weather] Clear, sunny day
Stephen Mcdonald has climbed Brae Fell [with] Joanna and Sunny [weather] Cold but nice walk & ended up walking in snow. Sunny very cold at end
Dale Verrall bagged Brae Fell on November 7th, 2010 [from/via/route] Over water - Walk number C245 [with] Amber [weather] Lovely to start but very cold to finish
John Cave hiked Brae Fell on January 13th, 2013 [with] Ann, John & Jenny Parkin [weather] Light snow covering, snowing
Charlie Housley summited Brae Fell on November 10th, 2009 [from/via/route] From the summit of Longlands Fell. [with] Joanna, my patient and understanding wife. [weather] Cold, damp & low cloud moving in as we make our way down from the summit.
Stuart Crane conquered Brae Fell on March 18th, 2008 [from/via/route] c163 Great Sca Fell from Overwater
Stephen Byrne, Katherine Bonner, Neil Smith, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Karen Lythgoe, Hannah Blythe, Melanie Dunn, Maxine Down, Jane Wilkinson, Jenny Godfrey, Paul Nicholson, Mr M A Blanchard, David Watson, Louise Sandwith, Adrian Roberts, David Shaw, David Laws, Louis Smith, John Grimes, Elaine Grayson, Nick Christian, Jacqui Smith, Mike Wilson, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Jonathan Tobin, Gordon Lee, Paul Booth, Peter Clark, Linda Mckeogh, Victoria Bates, Tracey Cordes, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, Rob Barklamb, John Cuthbert, Patrick Buckland, John Southward, Stephen Millington, Paul Carmichael, Jeanette Coward, Gary Kent, Ray O'hara and Libby Burns have all walked, climbed & bagged Brae Fell.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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